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(a) For purposes of this section:
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(1) “Direct-recording electronic voting machine” means a voting machine that:
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(A) Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that may be actuated by the voter;
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(B) Processes the data by means of a computer program;
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(C) Records voting data and ballot images in internal or external memory components; and
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(D) Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and in a printed copy; and
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(2) “Voter-verified paper audit trail” means a contemporaneous paper record of a ballot printed for the voter to confirm his or her votes before the voter casts his or her ballot.
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(b) The Secretary of State or the county shall not purchase or procure a direct-recording electronic voting machine that does not include a voter-verified paper audit trail.
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(c)
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(1) All direct-recording electronic voting machines in use on or after January 1, 2006, shall include a voter-verified paper audit trail, except for those direct-recording electronic voting machines in use during the 2004 general election.
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(2) All direct-recording electronic voting machines purchased on or after August 12, 2005, shall include a voter-verified paper audit trail.
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(d) A direct-recording electronic voting machine with a voter-verified paper audit trail shall meet the following conditions:
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(1) The voter-verified paper audit trail may be verified by the voter before the casting of the voter’s ballot;
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(2) The voter-verified paper audit trail shall not be retained by the voter;
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(3) The voter-verified paper audit trail shall not contain individual voter information;
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(4) The paper used in producing the voter-verified paper audit trail shall be sturdy, clean, and resistant to degradation; and
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(5) The voter-verified paper audit trail shall be readable in a manner that makes the voter’s ballot choices obvious to the voter without the use of computer or electronic code.
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(e) Voter-verified paper audit trails shall be preserved in the same manner and for the same time period that ballots and certificates are preserved under § 7-5-702.
